Photogaber
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Hi guys!
Let me first say that I am not a photographer, nor a professional in this field. I am just a guy passionate about magic, and for that I want to make YouTube videos. Because professional equipments cost an arm and a leg, I tried to set up a 'studio' as cheap as possible. I have a Samsung HMX-H200 camera and two ML-40 FE3005-14 bulbs. I don't have professional light stands or lamps, so I just bought two simple table lamps that fits with the bulbs' wattage. It gives perfect video quality, but the problem is that the bulbs are so bright, that (even with sunglasses) they hurt my eyes. I am aware that they might even blind me.
What could I do about it? I can't really look away or close my eyes, because I have to watch the camera's screen, so I look almost directly into the lights. Would welding goggles be good for protecting my eyes? How do professional photographers solve this issue in the first place? I saw videos of professionals, and while they are looking at the lights they don't even wear sunglasses or any eye protection. How do they do it? A heard about softboxes and umbrellas, if they would solve this and they would be the only possible way to solve it, I might buy them (even though they are very expensive). But what I see in photography videos, lights with softboxes and umbrellas are still very bright, and I doubt that they protect your eyes. Also I tried to cover the lights with a white cloth, but then the video quality gets worse drastically.
I guess you guys have a ton of experience in this, but I have no clue how to solve this problem, so please help me out.
Let me first say that I am not a photographer, nor a professional in this field. I am just a guy passionate about magic, and for that I want to make YouTube videos. Because professional equipments cost an arm and a leg, I tried to set up a 'studio' as cheap as possible. I have a Samsung HMX-H200 camera and two ML-40 FE3005-14 bulbs. I don't have professional light stands or lamps, so I just bought two simple table lamps that fits with the bulbs' wattage. It gives perfect video quality, but the problem is that the bulbs are so bright, that (even with sunglasses) they hurt my eyes. I am aware that they might even blind me.
What could I do about it? I can't really look away or close my eyes, because I have to watch the camera's screen, so I look almost directly into the lights. Would welding goggles be good for protecting my eyes? How do professional photographers solve this issue in the first place? I saw videos of professionals, and while they are looking at the lights they don't even wear sunglasses or any eye protection. How do they do it? A heard about softboxes and umbrellas, if they would solve this and they would be the only possible way to solve it, I might buy them (even though they are very expensive). But what I see in photography videos, lights with softboxes and umbrellas are still very bright, and I doubt that they protect your eyes. Also I tried to cover the lights with a white cloth, but then the video quality gets worse drastically.
I guess you guys have a ton of experience in this, but I have no clue how to solve this problem, so please help me out.
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